{"id":40,"date":"2008-04-07T12:17:31","date_gmt":"2008-04-07T12:17:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pet-goddess.com\/pet-adoption-essentials-part-3\/"},"modified":"2008-04-07T12:17:31","modified_gmt":"2008-04-07T12:17:31","slug":"pet-adoption-essentials-part-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/guru-goddess.com\/petgoddess\/pet-adoption-essentials-part-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Pet Adoption Essentials Part 3"},"content":{"rendered":"<body><p>You and your new family member<\/p>\n<p>Whether you are hoping to adopt a cat or a dog, know yourself and your motives before you entertain the idea of pet adoption.<\/p>\n<p>Some may want a friend, and a lifetime companion to have by your side, so they decide to adopt themselves a beautiful dog. Dogs can be your best friend and give you so much joy and happiness in your life.<\/p>\n<p>Everyone has been attached to a pet at one time or another, so it is only natural to want a companion animal, so long as we know that we are 100% responsible for the dog\u2019s health, happiness and needs, til death of the pet do we part. Think of it as at least a 15 year marriage. Rain or shine!<\/p>\n<p>If this prospect starts to seem a bit daunting the more you think about it,<br>\nthen a cat might be a better choice for you than a dog. Cats are comparatively low maintenance, and can be around for a very long time for you to love and take care of, compared with some breeds which are not as long-lived.<\/p>\n<p>There are cat lovers and dog lovers all over the world, and in fact almost 67% of us households have a pet, and 53% of us are multi-pet owners,\u00a0 so pet adoption is a very wonderful choice for many people.<\/p>\n<p>We spend about $65 billion annually on our pets-and it is indeed a booming industry.\u00a0 However, do not let cost dissuade you, for it does not have to be excessive. Your new pet\u2019s needs are really quite modest-food, water, shelter, love, regular vet care, a bed or area they can look to as their own territory, and regular exercise and entertainment so they don\u2019t get bored and thus destructive.<\/p>\n<p>Continues in Pet Adoption Essentials Part 4<\/p>\n<\/body>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You and your new family member Whether you are hoping to adopt a cat or a dog, know yourself and your motives before you entertain the idea of pet adoption. Some may want a friend, and a lifetime companion to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-40","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-general"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/guru-goddess.com\/petgoddess\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/guru-goddess.com\/petgoddess\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/guru-goddess.com\/petgoddess\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/guru-goddess.com\/petgoddess\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/guru-goddess.com\/petgoddess\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=40"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/guru-goddess.com\/petgoddess\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/guru-goddess.com\/petgoddess\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=40"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/guru-goddess.com\/petgoddess\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=40"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/guru-goddess.com\/petgoddess\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=40"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}